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How companies are trying to leverage AI

Marketplace Tech

Marketplace

News, Technology

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

It sure feels like we’re on the verge of an artificial intelligence revolution in many workplaces. New tools like chatbots and image generators have taken the tech world by storm, but many businesses across the economy are still figuring out what exactly it means for them. That’s often where firms like Accenture come in. It offers business services and consulting. Last month, Accenture surveyed more than 2,300 C-suite leaders across industries and around the world on their thinking about integrating generative tools into their workflows. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Lan Guan, the global lead for data and AI at Accenture, who said the survey found almost universal enthusiasm.

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0:00.0

Marketplace Morning Report's new Skin in the Game series explores what we can learn about

0:04.6

money and careers from the $300 billion video game industry. Plus, here how an Oakland-based

0:11.0

program helps young people get the skills they need to break into this booming industry.

0:15.9

Listen to Skin in the Game and more from the Marketplace Morning Report wherever you get your

0:20.7

podcasts. If you want to know how different CEOs are thinking about AI these days,

0:28.1

just ask the consultants they ask for advice. From American Public Media,

0:32.9

this is Marketplace Tech. I'm Megan McCarty-Karino.

0:45.3

It sure feels like we're on the verge of an artificial intelligence revolution in

0:50.4

many workplaces. New tools like chatbots and image generators have taken the tech world

0:56.4

by storm. But many businesses across the economy are still figuring out what exactly it means for

1:03.5

them. That's often where firms like Accenture come in. It offers business services and consulting.

1:10.7

And last month surveyed more than 2,300 C-suite leaders in different industries around the world

1:17.0

about how they're thinking, about integrating generative tools into the workflow.

1:22.5

Longuan is the global lead for data and AI at Accenture. She says the survey found almost

1:28.8

universal enthusiasm. 97% of the survey leaders, right, they were telling us they strongly believe

1:36.4

that this technology would be worth of long-term investment. We also have survey leaders

1:42.6

who are telling us they are not there yet. That's why, in fact, a lot of conversations that we

1:48.1

have been driving from center of excellence over the last couple months is actually

1:52.7

demystifying for clients to say, okay, these are the, you know, 10 things that you need to be

1:58.6

preconditioning your systems, your data, right, so that you actually are getting more prepared.

2:05.6

Can you give me some examples of how business leaders are actually looking to integrate

2:11.6

this technology? What are some of the use cases that are the most prominent?

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